About Our Services
Elgin Community College has partnered exclusively with College Central Network® to power its career management platform for its Strategic Partnerships and Experiential Learning.
College Central Network is a robust career platform designed to provide job seekers with employment opportunities and career development resources, while providing a pipeline of new talent to business and industry. It features opportunities for part-time jobs, internships, and full-time employment, making the job search experience easier and more productive for you.
The platform also provides a quick, easy way to sign up for career fairs, workshops, résumé reviews, and appointments with Career Services staff. You'll find great job and internship opportunities here, as well as relevant career advice resources, including the award-winning College Central Podcast featuring over 125 quick dives into specific career related topics. Plus, you'll have access to the Job Agent, which automatically matches job opportunities to your unique profile.
To date, over six million jobs have been posted by more than two million employers, who are recruiting candidates through the Network—their one-stop shop for recruiting!
For Students
We are glad you are here to take charge of your future career!
You must register on this site to use our online services.
If you have already registered, sign in to begin using Hire Spartans.
ECC students, please contact Career Services at careerservices@elgin.edu for resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and job search help in addition to Hire Spartans.
Once registered, you may:
- Search for jobs posted exclusively to Elgin Community College and search the Jobs Central® national job board.
- Build a résumé with Résumé Builder, or upload a résumé file to Resume Central® so you can apply directly to jobs and/or allow it to be searched by employers (if you so authorize).
- Build an online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central® to support your résumé and demonstrate your best work to employers.
- Review your job search history. Report offers/hires.
- Receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
- Gain access to announcements, upcoming events, career advice documents, career advice videos, podcasts, and career articles from over 125 authors.
- Manage your on-campus interview schedules.
For Alumni
Thank you for coming back to ECC for resources as you advance your career!
You must register on this site to use our online services.
If you have already registered, sign in to begin using Hire Spartans.
Once registered, you may:
- Search for jobs posted exclusively to Elgin Community College; search the Jobs Central® national job board .
- Build a résumé with Résumé Builder, or upload a résumé file to Resume Central® so you can apply directly to jobs and/or allow it to be searched by employers (if you so authorize).
- Build an online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central® to support your résumé and demonstrate your best work to employers.
- Review your job search history. Report offers/hires.
- Receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
- Gain access to announcements, upcoming events, career advice documents, career advice videos, podcasts, and career articles from over 125 authors.
- Manage your on-campus interview schedules.
For Employers
Thank you for Elgin Community College's Hire Spartans career and job posting site! Qualified candidates are just a click away.
You may post your jobs, internships or apprenticeships and search résumés from students, alumni and community members.
If you haven't already, you must register and be approved first:
- Click the “Create Account” box at the right
- Fill out the form and leave the e-mail box unchecked if you want to get updates on job fairs and other information relevant to employers
- Receive an e-mail which includes a link to activate your account after your information has been individually reviewed and approved (generally within 24 hours)
If approved, depending on your access level, you will be able to use some or all of the services listed below:
- Job Posting
Post jobs targeted to Elgin Community College students, alumni, community residents.
- Résumé Search
Search résumés of our students, alumni, community residents. When searching for alumni, your results may include community residents.
- Portfolio Search
Search career portfolios that have been prepared by our students, alumni, community residents.
- On-Campus Interviewing
In addition to posting on our Job Board, you may also post positions that involve on-campus interviews. An interview date will be scheduled after we review and approve your posting. You may then log in to check submissions, candidate status and schedules. On-campus interviews occur during specific times of the year. If you do not know our recruiting schedule, please contact us before posting your job.
- Job and Internship Fair
ECC hosts industry targeted fairs in fall and spring. Additional information may be found at www.elgin.edu/jobfair.
- Internships
Have you thought about the benefits of offering students hands-on experience at your company? Employers interested in creating internships can visit elgin.edu/internships or SPEL@elgin.edu
- Apprenticeships
If your company is interested in learning more about or offering apprenticeships, please visit elgin.edu/apprenticeship or email SPEL@elgin.edu.
Free ECC tools to reach students, alumni, and community members:
- Create or update an expired posting to make your job or internship searchable. Sign in and go to Job Board, "Post a New Job," and fill out all information to increase searchability. Please note that your job name might not be what students are searching.
- Use a job title that makes sense for the highest number of individuals. You can clarify the full job title in the content.
- Complete the target fields--program and field which help students search by field versus job title.
- Consider your content--for example, indicating a need for one to two years of experience and adding "will train" can be confusing.
- The office assistant screens all postings and forwards relevant postings to instructional coordinators, administrators, and students automatically based on the target fields you check. Relevant postings are defined as those that require specific skills taught within ECC's courses.
- All ECC postings are done through Hire Spartans. We promote Hire Spartans around campus and on our tv and entry screens. On-campus postings include a full listing of jobs on this site as well as highly relevant postings for specific campus locations.
- On-campus recruiting. Set up a table and meet students face-to-face. Email SPEL@elgin.edu or call 847.214.7454 to schedule your date(s).
The college does have approved guidelines for each opportunity which are shared upon request to SPEL@elgin.edu.
For Community Residents
Thank you for reaching out to ECC to partner with you in your career.
If you are a community resident who would like to search for jobs, you must first register. Please indicate that you are a Community Resident on your registration form. Once registered, you may also receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
If you have already registered, sign in to begin using our services.